Sherlock Holmes: The Vanishing Man Leah Moore, John Reppion (writers), Julius Ohta (artist) Dynamite January 16, 2019 I’m a persnickety consumer of Sherlock Holmes work. I have great affection (and a scholarly interest) in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 56 short stories and four novels. I tend to have passionate feelings about adaptations, derivations, pastiches, and…
Long Lost Book 2: Who Needs Answers?
Long Lost Book 2 Matthew Erman and Lisa Sterle Scout Comics January 23, 2019 Disclaimer: A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. When I closed Long Lost‘s final issue, there was a moment where I thought, “That’s it?” This sounds like a bad thing, but…
Authorised Happiness: Relevant Criticism Of Societal Systems
Authorised Happiness Vol. 1 Jean Van Hamme (Writer), Griffo (Artist), Design Amorandi (Letters), Jerome Saincantin (Translation) Dupuis (French), Cinebook Ltd. (English) January 23, 2019 Disclaimer: Izneo has provided WWAC with a VIP Access Pass. Jean Van Hamme’s 1988 short story collection, Authorised Happiness, finally gets an English translation in 2019. The first volume features three Kafkaesque stories…
Young Justice #2: Wonder Girl’s Making Her Own Way
Young Justice #2 Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Patrick Gleason (Artist), Emanuela Lupacchino (Artist), Ray McCarthy (Artist), Alejandro Sanchez (Colours), Josh Reed (Letters) DC Comics 6 February, 2019 Gemworld is in turmoil. The Emerald family have come to Prince Moonstone with a proposition—kill Princess Amethyst, de-facto ruler of Gemworld, and ally with Opal. Moonstone never has…
The Wedding Issue: Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” no debate gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes should marry. In this mini-feature, former Bride Rebecca Henely-Weiss and Bride-to-Be Kayleigh Hearn take a trip to today’s spinner racks and look at the most recent times comic companies took the plunge…
Oliver #1 Doesn’t Leave Me Asking For More
Oliver #1 Gary Whitta (Writer) Darick Robertson (Artist) Image Comics January 23, 2019 In the opening of David Lean’s 1948 adaptation of Oliver Twist, the titular character’s mother—pregnant, exhausted, and alone—trudges down a dirt road on a stormy night. Black trees and thorns sway beneath cloudy skies. A blast of wind freezes her in her…
Super Sikh: Gorgeous Art, Great Story, A Fun New Hero
Super Sikh, Volume 1 Eileen Kaur Alden (Writer), Supreet Singh Manchanda (Writer), Amit Tayal (Artist) Rosarium Publishing 14 February, 2019 Deep Singh lives with his aunt and uncle, but they barely ever see him. With good reason: Deep’s day job is at an IT firm called IIIT, but in reality, he works for the UN…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: February 2019
Happy Valentine’s Day! February may be the shortest month, but that doesn’t mean there’s any shortage of news. Let’s dig in to the past month in Titan Comics. Titan Comics News and Announcements March and April Solicitations In March, Titan will have trade paperbacks of Life is Strange and Dark Souls: Age of Fire. The…
A Vampirella Valentine’s Day to Remember
Vampirella Valentine’s Special Ergün Gündüz (cover artist) “Happy Valentine’s Day” Ceci de la Cruz (colorist), Taylor Esposito (letterer), Matt Idelson (editor), Maria Sanapo (artist), Leah Williams (writer) “Matinee” Bon Alimagmo (editor), Michael Golden (writer and artist) Dynamite Entertainment February 13, 2019 Holiday specials are not only fun, but also great opportunities to get to know…
In WWE Forever #1, The Past Is Present
WWE Forever #1 Michael Kingston, Lan Pitts, Derek Fridolfs, Arune Singh, Brent Schoonover (Writing); Brent Schoonover, Derek Fridolfs, Michel Mulipola, Carlos Magno, Kendall Goode (Art); Jim Campbell (Letters); Matias Laborde, Doug Garbark, Fred C. Stresing, Kendall Goode, (Colors); Rahzzah, Kendall Goode, Marco D’Alfonso (covers) BOOM! Studios January 30, 2019 Having launched a successful main line…
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #35: Heckyl’s Origins Revealed
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #35 “Beyond the Grid” Marguerite Bennett (Writer), French Carlomagno (Artist), Francesco Mortarino (Artist), Eleonora Bruni (Colours), Walter Baiamonte (Colours), Francesco Segala (Colours), Ed Dukeshire (Letters) “The New Adventures of Blue Senturion & Ninjor” Ryan Ferrier (Writer), Bachan (Artist), Jeremy Lawson (Colours), Jim Campbell (Letters) BOOM! Studios 30 January, 2019 Heckyl the…
Livewire #3: Sins of the Father (Figures)
Livewire #3 Vita Ayala (Writer), Raúl Allén (Artist), Patricia Martín (Artist), Scott Koblish (Artist), Saida Temofonte (Letters) Valiant Comics 13 February, 2019 Amanda McKee, a.k.a. Livewire, needs a break. She’s been on the run for a while, ever since she used her teletechnopathic powers to shut down the U.S., unwittingly causing the deaths of thousands…